Title
Historical North Vietnam 1973 - Operation Homecoming
Caption
116 pilots and soldiers of the US army, who had been captured by the North Vietnamese People's Army during Vietnam War, were turned over to the United States of America in Hanoi on the 12th of February in 1973.
US military in grey jackets are called out by name in the presence of international observers, are welcomed by an US officer and walk to the planes with individual accompaniment.
The prisoners of war were brought to Clark Air Base on the Philippines within the "Operation Homecoming".
The United States of America flew about 2,000 air attacks on cities and targets in North Vietnam during the "Christmas bombings" in 1972.
The peace agreement was signed on the 27th of January in 1973 in Paris.
Photo: Werner Schulze
Date
Feb 12, 1973
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA11A01_218
License type
Rights managed
Available size
59,6Mb (4,4Mb) / 17,9in x 12,9in / 5376 x 3875 (300dpi)